To me the idea of 'gender as construct' has always generated a paradox in my mind that I can't reconcile.

On the one hand, those who do not follow typical gender roles are held as the exception that proves the rule, which is that the idea of 'woman' and 'man' only exist because society has generalised as such; all associations that arise from any action are subjective, we assign meaning to them, no action or way of life is inherently female, male, or anything. As an absurdist myself this sounds enticing on a philosophical level but it's purely academic and unhelpful at best.

Does the concept not blatantly overlook the issue of transgender people? There couldn't possibly be more definitive proof of an inherent 'female' and 'male' than a person sincerely believing that they are trapped in a body of the 'wrong' biological sex; that their mind is inherently incompatible with their body. You could say they are simply deluded but then that thinking is far more in line with a stereotypically conservative bigotry than progressive feminism.

It seems to me that the truth lies somewhere in the middle of the nature and nurture spectrum.